How common is the surname Mong?

2,307 people in the United States had the surname Mong in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 133,830 Americans. It ranked 13,236th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Mong?

In the 2010 Census, 60% of people named Mong identified as white (not Hispanic), and 33% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Mong?

William V. Mong, actor, screenwriter, film director (1875-1940).

Where is the surname Mong most common?

Wikidata records people named Mong in the United States.

Is the surname Mong getting more or less common?

Less common. 3,123 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,307 in 2010, down 26%.

The surname Mong

A Norwegian place surname, carried by 2,307 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex M520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mong is more common than 91.8% of them.

Origin

Norwegian origin

Various origins: * Borrowed from Norwegian Mong, a habitational surname from a place in Rogaland. * Borrowed from Korean 몽 (mong), a surname of unclear origin. * Borrowed from Khmer ម៉ុង (mong).

Mong is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 31 Norwegian surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,307 people named Mong in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 133,830 Americans. That is down 26% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,123.

#13,236

rank among US surnames

2,307

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

-26.1%

change since 2000 (was #9,550)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,230	Prindle	2,309	133,714
#13,233	Ester	2,308	133,772
#13,236	Banton	2,307	133,830
#13,241	Hoadley	2,306	133,888

Who is named Mong

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

60% of people named Mong identified as white (not Hispanic), 33% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 60%
Asian and Pacific Islander 33%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Mongs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

William V. Mong
Actor, screenwriter, film director (1875-1940)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mong

Mong has the Soundex code M520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M520.

Other Norwegian surnames

All 31 Norwegian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Mong come from?: Various origins: * Borrowed from Norwegian Mong, a habitational surname from a place in Rogaland. * Borrowed from Korean 몽 (mong), a surname of unclear origin. * Borrowed from Khmer ម៉ុង (mong).
How common is the surname Mong?: 2,307 people in the United States had the surname Mong in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 133,830 Americans. It ranked 13,236th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mong?: In the 2010 Census, 60% of people named Mong identified as white (not Hispanic), and 33% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Mong?: William V. Mong, actor, screenwriter, film director (1875-1940).
Where is the surname Mong most common?: Wikidata records people named Mong in the United States.
What type of surname is Mong?: Mong is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Mong getting more or less common?: Less common. 3,123 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,307 in 2010, down 26%.